It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia and New Zealand, [5] elf and shad in South Africa. [6][7] It is a popular gamefish and food fish. The bluefish is a moderately proportioned fish, with a broad, forked tail.

2021年5月11日 · Tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix) is one of the most popular recreational fishing species in Western Australia. There is also a small commercial industry for tailor, with most of the catch taken in Shark Bay.

2017年7月18日 · SOMETIMES referred to as the “poor man’s gamefish”, tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix) are an iconic target species for surf fishers along the east and west coasts of Australia. They can be caught from the northern tip of Fraser Island in Queensland south to Onslow in WA, but are rare in the waters off western Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia and New Zealand, elf and shad in South Africa. It is a popular gamefish and food fish. The bluefish is a moderately proportioned fish, with a broad, forked tail. The spiny first dorsal fin is normally folded back in a groove, as are its pectoral fins.

Tailor is one of the most popular recreational fishing species along the west coast of Western Australia. They hunt in packs along inshore coastal waters, estuaries and nearshore reefs, slicing their way through schools of smaller fish.

2023年3月20日 · The Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is a widely distributed marine fish that also goes by the names tailor, elf, or shad depending on where in the world you are. They are populous and, despite being marine fish, can be found in brackish as well as salt water.

2020年7月6日 · A 60 cm tailor is thought to be around 5 or 6 years old, and they are known to grow to a maximum size of around 120 cm and 14 kg. Fish that size are rare these days, as tailor stocks tend to be a heavily fished as they respond aggressively to well-presented baits and lures.

Tailor have robust, streamlined bodies, two separate dorsal fins and a forked tail. The have large jaws that reach beyond the eye with a single row of prominent razor-sharp teeth; the lower jaw protrudes beyond the upper jaw. Tailor are popular with recreational anglers and large schools follow schools of baitfish along the coast.

Tailor are a schooling fish that travel up and down the coastal beaches and will enter saltwater lakes and inlets in a seasonal movement. Whilst, where I live in Newcastle NSW, tailor can be caught all year round, the most prevalent time for visiting schools inhabiting the local beaches and estuaries is generally March, April and May.

It has large forked caudal fin and small pectoral and ventral fins. The large mouth has sharp teeth. It is greenish to bluish above and silvery below. The iris is yellow. The common name for this fish comes from the Tailor's ability to cut fishing nets with its sharp teeth.